Tips For Popcorn Ceiling Removal

Introduction

Your ceiling might be one of the most outdated portion of your home. From 1930s to 1990s, the popcorn ceiling was a popular ceiling style.

Now that things have changed, a popcorn ceiling design can create an old fashioned aesthetic within your space. If you’re considering getting rid of the old and in with the new, understand that a project that removes your popcorn ceiling can be messy and time-consuming to the typical DIYer.

If you’re considering getting rid of the old and in with the new, understand that a project that removes your popcorn ceiling can be messy and time-consuming to the typical DIYer.

The following are some tips to ease the burden in hopes for a successful popcorn ceiling removal project.

Prep

Removing popcorn ceiling is a very messy and untidy job. Understanding this, will help you in the long-run with clean up, as making sure you prep correctly will prevent more mess.

Make sure to cover your furniture, floors, walls, and decor items, with plastic or drop cloths.

Your time cleaning up will be shorter and easier with the surroundings covered.

Removing furniture from the room completely can also create an easier time during popcorn ceiling removal.

Remove Fans & Protect FixtureS

Making sure to remove lights and fans before this home improvement project makes the job more efficient as you won’t have them get in the way.

These items can get ruined with spray and wet popcorn.

This step is often overlooked during popcorn ceiling removal.

Clean During

This tasks is messy but since you have covered the items within your space during prep, you’ll see that the popcorn will get overwhelming.

You can use a mud pan to catch the wet popcorn.

One tip is cleaning as you go, this way you minimize the risk of stepping in wet popcorn then tracking it all over the room.

Another tip is to use the edge of the mud pan to clean off your scraper.

Doing these things will create a long and tedious process become more efficient and quick.

Conclusion

Seeing all that you have to do to remove popcorn ceiling, this can be easily done by our professionals at Zazueta’s Best Painting.

Let us take this hassle away and give you the modern space you are looking for with value and ease.

You can contact us today and we will provide you a free project estimate!